Carla (album)

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Carla
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Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedWinter 1986–1987
StudioGrog Kill Studio, Willow, NY
Genre Jazz
Length40:36
Label Xtra Watt
2
Producer Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow chronology
Night-Glo
(1985)
Carla
(1987)
Duets
(1988)

Carla is an album by the bassist Steve Swallow, released on the Xtra Watt label in 1987. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow states: "The post-bop music is reasonably unpredictable and, although not essential, holds one's interest". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Swallow.

  1. "Deep Trouble" - 6:09
  2. "Crab Alley" - 3:46
  3. "Fred and Ethel" - 4:55
  4. "Read My Lips" - 4:53
  5. "Afterglow" - 6:01
  6. "Hold It Against Me" - 5:37
  7. "Count the Ways" - 3:48
  8. "Last Night" - 5:42

Personnel

References

  1. Steve Swallow discography accessed August 25, 2016
  2. ECM/WATT discography Archived 2016-09-16 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 25, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Carla – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1369. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.